Thanks for the share. I just finished all of the slides. I did almost all of the exercises in the slides. I'd recommend doing them, and if anything it might help just illuminate where you're at in life now a bit more (that's what it did for me). According to the life plan exercises, it looks like I'm supposed to be some kind of self-help author, an example as to how to live a mindful life, and to help people become their best selves. I did NOT expect that outcome from this exercise...
I also have a strong urge to start putting money into LendingClub after reading this... haha. A bit of good marketing thrown in the mix?
The slide that states "If you don't live in an intellectual center, consider a move" definitely made me stop and reflect for a bit, having recently moved FROM San Francisco. Has anybody here moved for similar reasons? I'd just be curious of your experiences. I wrote a good bit about mine
here.
There were a lot of "passion" ideas that seem to contradict with my pre-existing views on passion. Particularly the slide, "Find a mission that you are deeply passionate about and build a business to pursue the heck out of it." Perhaps there's a difference here between love and passion? I'd appreciate people's thoughts/discussion on this. I'm still sorting out what to make of this.
The slide, "What you should really fear isn't failure. What you should really fear is the regret you'll feel when you're 80 having never given it a try." was one of my favorites. Totally agree.
The view Ryan Allis has of the future world is one I'd very much like to see. However, I have reservations when I see examples like the Singapore example on slide 1052 where he claims the city ended poverty in one lifetime. Perhaps, but also perhaps many impoverished people were simply displaced. I had experiences that reminded me of this while briefly living in San Francisco. A Wikipedia search also cites, "[Singapore] also has one of the
highest income inequality levels among
developed countries, coming in just behind Hong Kong and in front of the United States." I don't mean to be a hater at all, and that is not my intention. I just find some of these ideas and claims (like Singapore having eliminated poverty) to be a bit romanticized and exclusive of some key facts. BUT I still agree with his general points. Any thoughts on this?
I've been particularly interested in the climate change section. After moving back to Dallas I had a changed
perspective of the quality of air I was breathing. I made it a point to replace my cabin air filter in my car, and buy a rather beefy air purifier for my apartment. I'm burning through activated carbon filters quite quickly. I suspect living around so much concrete and so many cars has a factor in this.
I am thankful for these slides. It's made me examine myself and think of the world in a different way over the past couple of days. I am curious of other forum member's experience with the digestion of this information. It was all quite inspirational, and has made me re-examine my current life's plan and path, and re-think how I can contribute the most value to society.
-All In